Laila Bokhari

State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Norway

Serving as Secretary of State, Mrs. Bokhari was formerly and independent writer and as a researcher for the Nor- wegian Institute of International Affairs and the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment. Mrs. Bokhari also held the position of adviser for the Norwegian Refugee Council and OSCE. Aside from a number of Professional courses, Mrs. Bokhari studied Arabic and Middle East Poli- tics at the Birzeit University.